Texas lawmakers have approved a plan to eliminate the STAAR end-of-year test and replace it with ongoing “progress checks” throughout the school year. State officials say the goal is to reduce stress ...

Texas’ annual STAAR test could be replaced with three shorter tests under a new bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. (Yfat Yossifor | KERA) A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Longview ISD is working to figure out how the school district will replace the STAAR test after the passage of House Bill 8. The bill is replacing STAAR testing with a new system ...

The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed this week. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test each ...

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CREEED’s Education for All Initiative honors teachers at five elementary schools in El Paso County with a large number of ...

After a tumultuous year that has seen students falling behind and teachers simultaneously conducting classes remotely and in person, Texas public schools face a pressurized final six weeks full of ...

Austin Voices for Education and Youth hosts a summer camp at Dobie Middle School, pictured here on July 23, 2025, for students that attend the three Austin ISD schools at risk of closure. (Ilana ...

Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state’s standardized test could potentially increase student stress and the amount of time they ...